Buckle.



A H. ROSENTHAL.

BUCKLE.

APPLICATION HLBD'JULY 2, 1913.

Patented Mar. 17,191 1 In ventor: M i/wwld, M A; Atty AMBROSE HAROLD ROSENTI-IAL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914:.

Application filed July 2, 1913. Serial No. 776,895.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AMBROSE HAROLD RosEN'rHAL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at 1701 Pitkin avenue, Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to buckles, and may be applied to buckles for various uses, such as shoe buckles, belt and sash buckles, ornamental buckles and the like.

The object of my invention is to provide a novel form of buckle, the base portion of which is preferably flexible and adapted for ornamentation by embroidery, the'sewing of precious or imitation stones thereon, and in other ways.

Another object is to provide a greatly simplified construction, of sightly appearance, and fairly strong and durable in construction.

It is to be understood that the buckle may take a great many forms, but for simplicity of description only one such form or configuration has been shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figurelis a top plan view of my improved buckle; Fig. 2 a bottom plan view thereof; Fig. 3 a perspective view of the base member of the buckle; Fig. 4 a similar view of the frame or metallic portion of the buckle.

In the practical adaptation of the invention I provide a suitably shaped base member 10, which as shown in the drawing may be elliptical, and is preferably composed of a suitably stiffened fabric, such as buckram, sufficiently flexible to allow the same to be bent.

To the base 10, I attach in a suitable manner the frame or metallic buckle portion, which is clearly disclosed in Fig. 4:, and as there shown comprises the lateral parallel arms 11, connected by the cross bar 12, which is preferably arched or elevated above the plane of the parallel arms 11. The curvature of the bar 12 from the arms 11 is indicated at 13.

The arms 11 are provided at each end with sharpened ends or points 14: which are turned at right angles to the plane of the bars 11, and are adapted to be inserted through the fabric 10 and then clenched so as to hold the metal structure firmly yet removably on the base 10.

The metal structure is preferably of such character as to be capable of bending to some extent without breaking, and as the base member 10 is flexible, the entire structure may be shaped to adapt it to various uses.

In practice, when the buckle is used in connection With a sash or ladies belt, one end of the belt is attached, as by sewing, to the flexible base member 10, and the free end of the belt is carried under the cross bar 12 and is there attached as by a bow knot or in any other desired manner.

IVhat I claim is As a new article of manufacture, a buckle comprising a centrally open flexible base member, and a metallic frame adapted for attachment to said base member, said frame comprising a pair of elongated parallel arms each thereof having a point at each end turned at right angles to the plane of the arm and adapted for engagement with said base member, and an arched cross bar formed integrally with said arms intermediate their ends.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AMBROSE HAROLD ROSENTHAL.

WVitnesses:

OTTO MUNK, GLAnIcn FnANcK.

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